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Black Rock Witbier

Black Rock Witbier

$29.50 - $29.50
$29.50
$29.50 - $29.50
$29.50

Coriander. Orange. Wheat. The Belgians were onto something.

Belgian by birth, brilliant by design. Black Rock Witbier is a wheat and pilsner malt ale brewed with coriander and orange for classic Belgian-style witbier character. Hazy, pale, lightly hopped and packed with fruity spiced notes that make this one of the most distinctive brews in the range.

At 52.8% wheat and 47.2% pilsner malt, this is a proper witbier build. Sessionable, easy drinking, and a genuinely great summer beer.

For best results, brew with Black Rock Unhopped Wheat Malt to support the wheat character.

Makes 23 litres (about 60 stubbies or 47 schooners). Yeast included under the lid.

Beer You Will Get

  • Colour: Hazy pale golden (SRM 3)
  • Body: Light and refreshing with fruity spiced character
  • ABV: approx. 4.5% using 1.7kg Black Rock Unhopped Wheat Malt (recommended)

Specs

  • IBU: 16
  • SRM: 3
  • Malt: 52.8% wheat, 47.2% pilsner malt, this is a genuinely different brew
  • Hops (bittering): NZ Green Bullet
  • Adjuncts: Coriander, orange
Brewing Instructions

How to Brew It

1.     Clean your gear. Sanitise everything like your beer depends on it... because it does.

2.     Sit the can in hot water for 10 minutes to loosen it up. Life is too short to wrestle with cold malt extract.

3.     Dissolve the can contents and your 1.7kg Black Rock Unhopped Wheat Malt (recommended to support the wheat character, or 1kg dextrose) into 2 litres of hot water in your fermenter. Stir until there are no lumps left.

4.     Top up to 23 litres with cold water. That is it. You have just made wort.

5.     When the wort is between 18-24°C, pitch the yeast. The included wheat beer yeast works best in this range and is what gives the Witbier its signature fruity, spiced character — do not ferment too cold or you will lose that. Pitch the yeast over the surface of the wort and fit the lid and airlock.

6.     Ferment for 5-7 days then take gravity readings on two consecutive days. When the number stops moving, you are done.

7.     Bottle with carbonation drops or keg. Condition for at least 2 weeks before cracking one. The waiting is genuinely the hardest part.

Drink and brag.

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